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Tom Muir Tom Muir walked on to Michigan State’s wrestling team with almost no prior experience. As a red-shirt sophomore Muir became a Big Ten Champion and an All American. He earned three varsity letters and was a member of three Big Ten Championship teams. He was given the Outstanding Senior Wrestler award in 1971. Muir graduated with honors in pre-med Biology and was winner of the Hannah Award , presented to the outstanding student athlete of the year at MSU. Muir was also winner of the Big Ten Medal, given to the student who demonstrated the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics. In spite of numerous injuries and surgeries Tom Muir continued to compete after graduation, becoming a National Freestyle Champion, an alternate on the 1976 Olympic team and represented the U.S. in competition against Japan, Poland, Iran, Russia Canada, Argentina, Cuba and Germany posting a 15-2 record. After serving as an assistant coach at Michigan State from 1974 -77, Tom became head coach at Grand Ledge High School and remained in that position for 36 years. His accomplishments are as follows: 7x Lansing Area Officials Assn. Coach of the Year. His college coach, Grady Penninger said of Tom: “ I have coached more talented and successful wrestlers but I have never had one that commanded my respect more than Tom Muir. |
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